SSSCCRRL 2026 Round 1

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Race report

by Will Fotheringham

A fine summers evening and a brand new circuit greeted 51 riders as the SSSCCRRL opened, with a race supported by Ludlow Brewery RT on the “Shipton triangle”, a six-mile loop taking in three small villages in Corvedale, with a couple of little kickers and a nagging drag up to the finish by a dairy farm. With fine refreshments provided at the Corve Barn Farm Shop race HQ it was a mellow setting.

The racing was typically hectic, but perfect handicapping by debutant time keeper Jimmy Naudi meant for a race in which both the fast lads in the scratch group and the less fast riders in the front group got to play a role in the finale.

The winner was decided relatively early the race when John Archibald of Wattshop eluded the scratch group just after they caught up with group 2, taking full advantage of the brief confusion that always ensues. Piers Mahn (Richardsons) and Kaleb Herbert (Halesowen) put in a courageous chase but as a top time triallist once Archibald is rolling he rarely gets caught.

Behind the flying Scot, a select chase group from the scratch riders came together and eventually came up to the survivors of group one, with League regular Kirk Vickers (Holohan) taking the sprint for second from James Satoor (Bridgnorth), with Stacey Morgan and Jack Ward also up there from group 4.

In the overall standings, with Archibald not registered for the league, Vickers takes the first yellow jersey, with Scott Palmer (Aerologic) leading the vets after finishing fourth on the night, Noah White (Lea Valley) leading the juniors and Genevieve Billington (Wolfox CAMS) the women’s standings.

Next week the action moves on to the long established Leighton circuit, a bit longer than Shipton and probably about the same in terms of toughness.

Massive thanks to Steve Minton and the crew at Ludlow Brewery RT for putting in the hard yards to create a very successful race, also to Marg at Corve Barn Farm Shop for her fine steak slices, and Risk Assessor Gareth Bufton for setting up a very fine new circuit.

Result

For the Full league table, see https://sssccrrl.org.uk/event/sssccrrl-2026-round-1/#tables

Pos	No.	Name	Club/Team	Cat	Time	Pts
1	61	John Archibald	WattShop	1st	1:21:24
2	44	Kirk Vickers	Holohan Coaching Race Team	3rd	+1:12	93
3	52	James Satoor	Bridgnorth CC	1st	+1:12	87
4	38	Scott Palmer	Aerologic RT		+1:12	82
5	65	Piers Mahn	Halesowen A & CC	1st	+1:12
6	33	Stacey Morgan	Ludlow Brewery Race Team	3rd	+1:12	75
7	16	Jack Ward	Sharrow Cycling Group	4th	+1:12	74
8	72	Rob Nash	Bridgnorth CC		+1:12
9	51	Tim Burn	Wrekinsport		+1:12	72
10	18	Ian Williams	Stourbridge CC		+1:12	71
11	45	Ben Walker	Mid Shropshire Wheelers	4th	+1:29	70
12	17	Ben Wood	Wrekinsport	4th	+1:30	69
13	67	Simon Haycock	Aerologic	3rd	+1:31	68
14	46	Noah White	Lee Valley Youth Cycling Club	3rd	+1:44	67
15	23	George Bromley	BCC Race Team	2nd	+1:44	66
16	22	Matthew Bradley	Stourbridge CC	4th	+1:44	65
17	7	Bryan Davies	Holohan CC	3rd	+1:44	64
18	43	Andrew Turner	ATP Performance RT	3rd	+1:46	63
19	32	Louis Mann	Army Cycling Union	2nd	+1:46	62
20	36	Anthony Neave	Stourbridge CC	3rd	+1:46	61
21	50	Luke Brooks	RAF CA	3rd	+1:46	60
22	73	Ben Southgate	RAF CA		+1:46
23	14	William Panter	Paramount CRT	3rd	+1:46	58
24	28	Tomos Hales	Aerologic RT	4th	+1:46	57
25	42	James Saunders	Halesowen A & CC	3rd	+1:46	56
26	30	Isaak Herbert	Schils – Doltcini Racing Team	2nd	+1:46	55
27	47	Tom Wieckowski	Gorilla Coffee Cycling Club		+1:46	54
28	68	Josh Horsfield	Cycling Sheffield		+1:46
29	34	Nick Morris	Clee Cycles	3rd	+1:46	52
30	70	Michael Gregg	Blackpool Clarion		+1:46
31	8	Ian Gilkes	Bridgnorth CC	2nd	+1:46	50
32	9	Phillip Glaze	Stourbridge CC	3rd	+1:46	49
33	74	Phil Roberts	Wrekinsport		+1:46
34	11	Mike Jones	Paramount CRT		+1:46	47
35	40	Mark Pritchard	Aerologic RT	4th	+1:46	46
36	26	Dean Callister	Aerologic RT	3rd	+1:46	45
37	3	Joe Charley	Stourbridge CC	3rd	+1:46	44
38	62	Paul Dring		3rd	+1:54
39	1	Luke Bodin	Stourbridge CC	4th	+1:58	42
40	66	Kate Willis			+2:05
41	2	Chris Breeze	Black Country Racing Club		+2:05	40
42	21	Genevieve Billington	Wolfox CAMS Le Col RT	3rd	+2:30	39
43	31	Kaleb Herbert	Halesowen A & CC	2nd	+4:35	38
44	24	Richard Bromley	Private Member		+11:03	37
45	13	Damian Lee	Stafford Road Club	4th	+11:03	36
46	64	Jodi Mackinnon	Mid Shropshire Wheelers		+11:03
47	15	Neil Ruston	Dudley Cycle Club	3rd	+11:05	34
48	29	Benjamin Hancock	Private Member	3rd		33
DNF	48	Josh Williams	Clee Cycles	3rd		1
DNF	12	Rob Jones	Private Member	4th		1
DNF	4	George Coombes	Aerologic RT	3rd		1